NASA lists KMT-2025-BLG-1160L b as a Neptune-like microlensing planet
NASA’s catalog lists KMT-2025-BLG-1160L b as a Neptune-like microlensing discovery announced in 2026. It records a 25.36-Earth-mass planet at 2.56 AU with a 5.4-year orbit, while marking its 0.484-Jupiter-radius value as an estimate. [1]
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NASA’s exoplanet catalog records KMT-2025-BLG-1160L b as a Neptune-like world detected through microlensing and announced in 2026. The entry lists its mass, orbit and an estimated radius, but does not supply a research citation, error ranges or detailed host-star information. [1]
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What we know now
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[1] NASA Science, “KMT-2025-BLG-1160L b” catalog entry: https://science.nasa.gov/exoplanet-catalog/kmt-2025-blg-1160l-b
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[1] The supplied complete page records the planet type, microlensing discovery method, 2026 discovery date, mass, orbital radius, orbital period, estimated radius and “Unknown-type” host-star label.
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Discovery method listed by NASA
NASA classifies the detection method as microlensing.Mass listed in the catalog
NASA records a mass of 25.36 Earth masses.Orbital radius listed in the catalog
NASA records an orbital radius of 2.56 AU.Orbital period listed in the catalog
NASA records a period of 5.4 years.These are catalog values reported by NASA; the supplied page does not provide their uncertainties.
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What NASA currently records
NASA’s catalog identifies KMT-2025-BLG-1160L b as a Neptune-like exoplanet orbiting a star described only as “Unknown-type.” NASA records the discovery method as microlensing and lists the discovery date as 2026. [1]
Microlensing is the detection label in the catalog entry; the supplied page does not explain the observations or analysis behind this classification. [1]
- Planet type: Neptune-like.
- Discovery method: microlensing.
- Discovery date listed: 2026.
- Host star: “Unknown-type.”
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The listed planetary parameters
The NASA entry lists a mass of 25.36 Earth masses, an orbital radius of 2.56 AU and an orbital period of 5.4 years. It also lists a radius of 0.484 times Jupiter’s radius, explicitly marking that radius as an estimate. [1]
These figures are catalog values, not a complete account of the measurements. The supplied source provides no uncertainty ranges or derivation methods, so it cannot establish how precise the listed parameters are. [1]
- Mass: 25.36 Earth masses.
- Orbital radius: 2.56 AU.
- Orbital period: 5.4 years.
- Planet radius: 0.484 Jupiter radii, marked as an estimate.
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What remains unknown
The available NASA page does not name an underlying publication, provide discovery-team details, or give a fuller classification or properties for the host star. It also does not state the system’s distance from Earth. [1]
For readers seeking a fuller scientific assessment, those omissions matter: the entry confirms what NASA currently lists, but the supplied evidence does not independently establish the observational record or whether the values will be revised. [1]
- Primary source: NASA Science’s KMT-2025-BLG-1160L b catalog page.
- The page is the available reference for the reported classification and values.
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How to read the catalog entry
Treat the page as a catalog summary rather than a full research report.
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Use the listed values as NASA catalog entries, including the radius label of “estimate.”
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Do not infer the host star’s properties, the system’s distance, or measurement precision from this page.
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Check the NASA catalog entry for later updates or supporting research references.
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Limits of this edition
The supplied NASA page does not identify the underlying research paper, discovery team, observation dates or measurement uncertainties. [1]
It gives no distance from Earth and no host-star details beyond the label “Unknown-type.” [1]
The evidence does not explain why the object was added in 2026 or whether the catalog values may later change. [1]
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